S410 Viewfinder question

[SteveNYC]

Hello,

I asked a similar question on a different website and didn't get any real help, so, I hope to here. I recently purchased an S410 from Amazon. After playing with the camera for about 30-40 shots, I noticed that when using the viewfinder, not the lcd, that there appears to be a darkish curved spot in the lower-left hand corner of the viewfinder. This does not appear on the actual photos. It has almost a greyish-coffee color to it. It appeared that it was something that can't be cleaned on the exterior - i.e. fingerprint or dust. Amazon sent me a replacement camera and it has the same thing! - do I need glasses or does anyone here who has an S410 - do you see the same thing? Thanks in advance for any info.

Steve

[SteveNYC]

anyone?

[Don Schaeffer]

I don't have anything like that. But the viewfinder lens is really crummy. It's all distorted. I would chalk it up to crappy manufacture.

--Don

[Poco]

I have an S400 and have not seen anything like that. Could it be the angle at which you are viewing? Do other people see this or is it just you?

[SteveNYC]

Hi - I have had a couple of people see this. I guess it is weird manufacturing defect in the viewfinder - I was more shocked when the replacement camera had the same thing - I also forgot to mention oen key thing - I ONLY see this when the lens is at its widest angle and you use the viewfinder - as soon as you extend the lens, that dark image is gone - perhaps part of the lens' outer edge is "clipping" the viewfinder?